Sony 530P Camcorder User Manual


 
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
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3-2 Recording
3-2-2 Deleting Clips
With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in
sequence from the last recorded clip, or you can delete all
clips in a single operation.
To delete the last recorded clip
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has
been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the menu
appears. If the menu has been used before, the last
accessed page appears.
3
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the b mark to “DISC”, and press the
MENU knob.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU
knob to select the page.
4
Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark
to “DELETE LAST CLIP”, and press the MENU knob
again.
The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”,
and press the MENU knob again.
The last recorded clip is deleted.
6
By repeating steps 4 and 5, you can delete a number of
clips in sequence from the last recorded clip.
To delete all clips within the disc
Proceed as follows.
1
On the DISC page (see the previous item), move the b
mark to “DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and press the MENU
knob.
The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.
2
To execute deleting, turn the MENU knob to move the
b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob.
This deletes all clips within the disc.
3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks
Shot marks and other essence marks can be recorded on the
disc.
Recording essence marks for scenes containing important
images and sounds enables quick access to the marked
points. This increases editing efficiency.
Some essence marks are recorded automatically, for
example when recording starts and when the flash
operates. Others are recorded manually.
To specify essence marks to be recorded on the
disc
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
M19 DISC TOP
DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC
DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC
QUICK FORMAT : EXEC
Clips can be deleted in the sequence 3 t 2 t 1.
Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3
MENU knob
MENU ON/OFF
switch